Life Sciences
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 3
Email address
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+61 3 9670 9111About
Provided by Mills Oakley
We are regarded as one of Australia’s pre-eminent national Health & Life Sciences practices.
We have more than 25 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetic and food industries in Australia and New Zealand. Our lawyers have dual qualifications in law and science.
We are recognised in Chambers Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as leading practitioners in the sector, and are well known for the breadth and depth of our expertise.
Chambers Review
Mills Oakley maintains a specialist practice staffed by lawyers with extensive sector-relevant academic qualifications and industry experience, covering a comprehensive range of issues and with especially focused expertise in the areas of therapeutic goods regulation, patent litigation and medical cannabis issues. The firm is also noted for its representation of clients involved in the development of new treatments and technologies, prominently including businesses whose products challenge regulatory boundaries and require strong representation to government bodies and in the media, and for advice on commercialisation, competition and product liability questions.
Work Highlights
- Mills Oakley assisted MiPharmacy in submitting a new pharmacy application, seeking approval from the Pharmacy Council for the pharmacy at a clinic location for the sole dispensing of medicinal cannabis products prescribed by the clinic.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mills Oakley has specialist expertise particularly relating to medicinal cannabis regulatory requirements."
"Mills Oakley is extremely knowledgeable, gets the details correct, understands the breadth of projects and considers external influences."
"Mills Oakley has specialist expertise particularly relating to medicinal cannabis regulatory requirements."
"Mills Oakley is extremely knowledgeable, gets the details correct, understands the breadth of projects and considers external influences."
Notable Practitioners
Teresa Nicoletti heads the practice from the Sydney office and is widely acknowledged as a leading figure in the life sciences space, combining legal skills with those derived from a PhD in organic chemistry to advise across the full range of transactional, regulatory and contentious matters.
"Teresa is an excellent counsel. She is responsive, nimble and extremely knowledgeable."
"Teresa is extremely responsive and always goes the extra mile. I feel she is passionate and truly cares about the outcome for her clients."
Julian Grover is well-regarded for his work on IP matters and regularly acts for medical device and pharmaceutical companies on both contentious and non-contentious mandates.
"We have worked with Julian on certain matters; he was excellent and incredibly responsive."
"Julian is very efficient, responsive and knowledgeable."